Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-01-28

ETHICS and PRACTICAL N0RALTFF
Is question which las received
much attention and cor siderable dis
eussiOn in Ell civilized countries and
nations and is now being sgitated in
our educational departments. 1t has
been long sinco demonstrated that
knowledgc With moral sentiment and
culture does not accomplish a real and
most useful education.
A true scholar should have politeness
aud moral sentiment, well disciplined
in conjunction with erudition as pre-.
requisites to entering into.tile practical
responsibilities of either private or
public tiust Morality allied to society
varies in different ages and countries
according to the state of society, and
society is influenced and characterized
by the nature and quality of religion.
Now / do not assail an individuals
religion or creed for it is of a personal
character but when we are taught that
we are totally depraved we are apt to
wait for compulsory change or mi
raculous conversion very unlike the
teaching of Christ who said that little
children were ofthe kingdom os heaven.
The doctrine of vicarious atonement
is to many as they seem to treat it an
indulgence to live in the present state
in open violation to what they profess
to believe, but if the doctrine be true
it is unavailable to such characters.
However the penalties of permanent
laws are not commutable. IF man
transgresses a law of his physical ma.
ture, the penalty Is according to the
transgression, SO with the violation OF
a moral law.
There is little to stimulate young
men of the church to moral excellence
while it is preached from the pulpit
that moral man is dangerous in socie-
ty, that heis a stumbling block to
others etc. A man may be moral and
not be a christian, but can he be
christian and not be moral mani many
who profess to be, appear not to be
moral. The greatest infdelity con-
sists in openly violating what one pro-
fesses to believe.
The impression to be made is that
every intelligent being BECOMES account
able for his own violation. The fact
that q person has committed CRIME
cannot be erased. Though man may
reform repentance coupled with refor
nation is good as barrier against the
repetition of crime, but the penalty
must be paid for the crime committed
as no law can exist without penalty
for the violation of it. If man com
mits willful murder and another man
is executed through misaprehension or
willingly he remains the same guilty
wretch.
Good teaching is often misrepresen.
ted. You cannot sin on credit and be
happy or make others SO. eHe that
knoweth his masters viii and doeth
it not shall be beaten with many
stripes" You may go through college
without moral culture, you may in
herit wealth and die beggar, You may
i've in church and die iiend. For
moral recitude and virtue you receive
a reward. For vice and immortality
you pay a price. All kinds Of wages
may be reduced except the wages Of
sin which are never below par. Ths
man who defrauds his neighbor or
oppresses the hireling in his wages or
who gains the confidence of his fel.
lowmen and betrays it, must, sooner or
later pay a price with interest of men
tai anguish The man who acquires
money or wealth by dishonest means
be.ongs to such property but does not
belong to him. The difference between
the man who improves his good quali-
ties and him who does not is like the
Polished Diamond, while the other is
obscure by corrosion and rust. Do
not obliterate or extinguish the light
that breaks in upon your understanding
but entertain and cherish it and the
avenue through which it enters will
enlarge and induct you into the cham
mel which flows from the fountain of
intelligence which will introduce you
to the reservoir Of moral excellence
l. @. HILL
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